![]() Raul Gracia fell in love with boxing 17 years ago shortly after moving to Minnesota. Butler discussed his opponent, his thoughts on Joey Abell, and more. Butler, who returned from training camp in Colorado last week says that he is excited to showcase his talents to the Twin Cities. Minnesota boxing fans will have the chance to see two up and coming MN heavyweight prospects in Raphael Butler and Joey Abell fight in seperate bouts tonight at the Target Center in Minneapolis. There is always a certain excitement when heavyweights fight on a boxing card. In a highly anticipated fight dubbed “Bad Blood,” Minnesota middleweight champion Anthony “The Bullet” Bonsante dominated archrival Matt “the Predator” Vanda in front of 8,872 emotional fans at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. Report By Ramon Hough, Photos Jesse Kelley We hope to confirm with Bonsante later today also. A press conference announcing the fight will take place on Wednesday. McLoughlin said that he hopes for the contracts to be signed and finalized later on today. Irish Ropes Promotions Eddie McLoughlin confirmed today with that Irish Ropes has come to an agreement with Anthony Bonsante to fight John Duddy at Madison Square Garden on March 16th. Holt is currently finishing up his studies to become a personal trainer but says he just couldn’t completely stay away from boxing, so he took the fight with Sharpe… READ MORE 1-22-07įIGHTER OF THE YEAR AWARD: For an explanation of the “FIGHTER OF THE YEAR”poll outcome and award CLICK HERE 1-21-07 ![]() The fight will be part of a boxing/mixed martial arts show at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. Will Grigsby looks to get his title back, Joey Abell and Matt Anderson try to impress Sweden, and Chris Holt battles Larry Sharpe in Canada… READ MORE 1-23-07ĭetroit Lakes’ Chris Holt (12-7) will travel to Winnipeg, MB to battle Canadian Larry Sharpe (16-4) this Friday, January 26th. It will be a busy week on the road for some Minnesota fighters. Here are some great links to photo galleries that a few local photographers took at the Target Center on January 12th. Grigsby was quoted as saying this may be his last fight leading up to the bout. The 36 year old MN fighter was never seriously hurt but looked discouraged more then anything else in the end on his stool. Grigsby’s corner had seen enough at the end of the eighth round and talked Grigsby and the ring officials into stopping the fight. Grigsby was outgunned and unable to find his rythm throughout the bout. flyweight Will Grigsby was unsuccesful in his bid to take back the IBF title from Ulises Solis in their rematch Thursday night in Las Vegas. Photo By Josh Holmberg at ringside Saint Paul jr. Holt fought bravely as always but his corner was forced to stop the fight do to a nasty cut suffered in the previous round. ~ Chris Holt was stopped in the sixth round by Larry Sharpe in Canada this past weekend. 9th to avenge the only blemish on his record given to him by Aaron Lyons. ~ Heavyweight Joey Abell dropped Ergin Solmaz once in the first round and pummeled him in the second forcing the opposing corner to toss in the towel on Sat. & Fri-Sun by appt.) Coaches include Owner Scott Tolzmann along with “Irish” Danny Morgan. ![]() ~ Tolzmann’s Twin Cites Boxing will open it’s doors for the first time tonight (Monday, January 29th). However, Carter’s convinced many Minnesota boxers play career suicide because they lack a basic understanding of the role quality trainers play in their… READ MORE Willie Carter trained boxers for over forty years and knows how to move a fighter from grade school to high school in short time. John Duddy (left) and Tony Bonsante (right) will meet on March 16th in NY… READ MORE 1-30-07
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